Requests will be postponed if the fees for the season are too high
Shipowners interested in sending vessels over the northern sea route between Europe and Asia are still waiting to hear what fees will be imposed for icebreaker escorts.
The Russian authorities have had up to 15 inquiries regarding vessels seeking to transit the Siberian Arctic waters during the short summer window.
Owners and experts at the Arctic Shipping Summit in Helsinki, however, believe that some of these requests will not materialise into transits if the fees for the season are too high.
Parts of the northern sea route require passage through Russian territorial waters, and as a result the country demands that vessels take an icebreaker escort.
